dissenter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English dissent Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dissenter From dissent + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.
As my study proceeded, I began to see that an investigation of organizational morality should also explore managerial dissenters, so-called whistleblowers, many of whom take stands against their organizations on grounds that they define as moral.
1988, Robert Jackall, “Author's Note”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 242:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dissenters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (27)
nl dissident (someone who dissents) · de Abweichler (someone who dissents) · ja 反体制派 (someone who dissents) · ja 反対者 (someone who dissents) · de Dissenterin (someone who dissents) · mi kaiwhakahē (someone who dissents) · el αμφισβητίας (someone who dissents) · es disidente (someone who dissents) · es disintiente (someone who dissents) · de Dissidentin (someone who dissents) · fi toisinajattelija (someone who dissents) · ru диссе́нтер (someone who dissents) · ru инакомы́слящая (someone who dissents) · de Dissenter (someone who dissents) · fr dissidente (someone who dissents) · ja 反体制 (someone who dissents) · mi kaitāwari (someone who dissents) · de Dissident (someone who dissents) · cmn 異議分子 /异议分子 (someone who dissents) · fr dissident (someone who dissents) · ru инакомы́слящий (someone who dissents) · ru диссиде́нт (someone who dissents) · cmn 反對者 /反对者 (someone who dissents) · pt divergente (someone who dissents) · ko 반대자 (someone who dissents) · pl dysydent (someone who dissents) · ru диссиде́нтка (someone who dissents)